Kippure Time Trial

kenmc · 31-03-2009 4:19pm

So only the 3 of us then? Tiny how about you? Raam? You must surely need help navigating the southside?
Seeya there so, I'm about to head off home now in a few mins.

Raam · 31-03-2009 4:21pm

kenmc wrote: »

So only the 3 of us then? Tiny how about you? Raam? You must surely need help navigating the southside?
Seeya there so, I'm about to head off home now in a few mins.

I wrote the directions on a piece of paper.

Gavin · 31-03-2009 4:27pm

Someone with a moped should come along to bring **** to the top

lafors · 31-03-2009 4:31pm

I'm fuming, been pumping the tyres, lubing the chain, drinking lucozade sport all day, and my wife just rang to say she won't be home until 6 at the earliest. She has the fecking car!
Fecking accountants, they can watch every penny like a hawk but when it comes to time they're useless :mad:

What a cracking evening too......enjoy it guys, sorry for missing out.
I'll be watching for the times this evening!

I'm going on a spin to howth to relax.

Raam · 31-03-2009 4:36pm

lafors wrote: »

I'm fuming, been pumping the tyres, lubing the chain, drinking lucozade sport all day, and my wife just rang to say she won't be home until 6 at the earliest. She has the fecking car!
Fecking accountants, they can watch every penny like a hawk but when it comes to time they're useless :mad:

What a cracking evening too......enjoy it guys, sorry for missing out.
I'll be watching for the times this evening!

I'm going on a spin to howth to relax.

If you start heading over now, you will make it

Greyspoke · 31-03-2009 4:46pm

I'm sorry I'm not going to be able to make this - stuck in Kildare. Hopefully next time if they're run a little later/closer.
Maybe we could keep an informal list of times for the climb that could be updated by individuals as and when they get the opportunity/inclination to do it. Obviously would have to be based on trust but what's to be gained by cheating anyway. Just need to standardise precise start/finish points.
Good luck to all who take part, I (kind of) envy you!

blorg · 31-03-2009 4:52pm

+1 lafors, cycle out, it will be a good warm up.

zzzzzzzz · 31-03-2009 8:21pm

great way to spend a tuesday evening - we should definitely do that again.

As expected - ryan destroyed us all - 9.34, was it? Lead weights for you next time, I think...

ryan_sherlock · 31-03-2009 8:24pm

Nahh, 9:26...

A perfect evening for it, spectacular views and great company.

I have a spreadsheet here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pYbR-2Fs-_VVq2OYExL4bEQ

Plop in your times and when the 17 (or was it 18) are in, I'll close up and put in the post.

Mel was 11:35 up it.

zzzzzzzz · 31-03-2009 8:25pm

Greyspoke wrote: »

Maybe we could keep an informal list of times for the climb that could be updated by individuals as and when they get the opportunity/inclination to do it. Obviously would have to be based on trust but what's to be gained by cheating anyway. Just need to standardise precise start/finish points.

Start points were same as niceonetom's yesterday - start with back wheel touching the gate and finish at the stone pillars before you get to the mast.

31-03-2009 8:28pm

Time (hh:mm:ss)

Hours?

Planet X · 31-03-2009 8:28pm

13:04.
Enjoyed the evening. Well done lads and lassies, great turn out.

Gavin · 31-03-2009 8:37pm

Aye, great fun. Time added to timesheet. 13:20. Plus chain falling off excuse.

A new HR high of 188. I blame unfitness. Looking forward to getting better for the next one

DirkVoodoo · 31-03-2009 8:53pm

Gutted I didn't get to head out. Didn't get home till 6:30.

Gavin · 31-03-2009 8:58pm

You were lucky. You didn't have to see Barrabus and Raam drooling their way over the line. Bibs for those two next time.

NeilMcEoigheann · 31-03-2009 9:06pm

10:51, i bolloxed up the start, heart rate went way up highest its ever been and i had to cool the jets for a bit, great little week day event, cheers
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TinyExplosions · 31-03-2009 9:06pm

About 13:45 for me, though I didn't time it precisely... definitely hit 197bpm though... oh, and got to the top before Blorg!*

*ok, he started ages after me, but I still got up there first!

Lumen · 31-03-2009 9:15pm

Great turn out, lovely still evening.

13:55/176bpm/253W for me. Very pleased to beat my target time by over a minute. I maybe held back too much in the middle, but was dizzy and nauseous at the top, so wasn't all bad.

Judging by the top climbers, I definitely need to work on my dribbling skills. And lose another 5kg.

edit: 217bpm from Neil :eek:

blorg · 31-03-2009 9:21pm

11:46. Looking at the data, heart rate hit 200 at the end, that is a new high (and it felt like it.)

petethedrummer · 31-03-2009 9:28pm

12:38
All I want to know is; when is the sprint or downhill challenge?

barrabus · 31-03-2009 9:32pm

blorg wrote: »

11:46. Looking at the data, heart rate hit 200 at the end, that is a new high (and it felt like it.)

here I am posting the time i had when I got across the line and took my phone out of my jersey and checked it 11.51.
I think you said 11.57.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Res_gestae

blorg · 31-03-2009 9:46pm

Haha, I am sticking my my claim of 11:46, I said I was under 11:57 as I didn't realise we were timing ourselves and only stopped the clock after proceeding past the assembled and falling over into the grass. Heart rate and GPS track of the finish (falling off bike into the grass at top

)

barrabus · 31-03-2009 9:53pm

blorg wrote: »

Haha, I am sticking my my claim of 11:46,

...... bitchfest

DirkVoodoo · 31-03-2009 9:59pm

You mind me asking how you guys approached it? I'll give it a go myself next time I'm out that way.

blorg · 31-03-2009 10:15pm

Lumen wrote: »

edit: 217bpm from Neil :eek:

He is a young lad, 220-age remember

I am amazed he managed such a low HR (around 152?) for most of the rest, is that accurate Neil? ~152 solid up the final bit of that climb?

I would be interested to see heart rate/power etc. for anyone who has it. I was quite happy with my pacing; only thing I would wonder would be if I could have gone a bit faster on the flat bit in the middle- I was redoing my shoe straps at that stage as I had neglected to tighten them at the start and couldn't get a circular pedalling motion going, foot was slipping around in the shoe.

Lumen · 31-03-2009 10:17pm

blorg wrote: »

I would be interested to see heart rate/power etc. for anyone who has it.

Would be interesting to compare to Ryan's, in a "first vs last" way

ryan_sherlock · 31-03-2009 10:28pm

I'll put something up about my run on a post tomorrow - silly work things to do now. Basically, my HR didn't rise much until the very end (still tired legs from Sundays race) and I don't think I pushed hard enough - the conditions were very fast => the quick time anyway...

My plan was, get up to speed quick - settle into something comfortable on the flats and push hard on the climbs - I mostly did that.

Raam · 31-03-2009 10:28pm

10:12 for myself. Pleased with that. Sorry about the drool, there was no time to clean myself up on that last corner.

LDB · 31-03-2009 10:42pm

A not very exciting 18:39 for me.....
Had no plans to do it initially but I'm glad I went up to see what it was all about ... not easy!

well done everyone.

Enduro · 31-03-2009 10:43pm

12:01 for me, and it hurt!

What about applying the 2 minute bonus for everyone who cycled to the start

Great meeting you all. It was indeed a good way to spend an evening. The views at the top were the best I've ever seen them from Kippure.

blorg · 31-03-2009 10:43pm

Raam wrote: »

10:12 for myself. Pleased with that. Sorry about the drool, there was no time to clean myself up on that last corner.

That drool was mighty impressive.

@Lumen- does your HR get more lumpy if you decrease the smoothing factor? It always seems remarkably consistent (I imagine this is a good thing.)

jimm · 31-03-2009 10:47pm

Well done everyone,:) great event, home just before dark.

Photos attached, plus one from Sat. Boards spin 21st March (forgot it was on the camera)

Can upload a max of 5 photos

so will pop some more into next post.

jimm · 31-03-2009 10:51pm

More Photos attached

jimm · 31-03-2009 10:56pm

some more pics

jimm · 31-03-2009 11:02pm

Last ones phew!! There must be an easier way.

Didn't get everone on the climb, but you're all in the group shot.:)

Raam · 31-03-2009 11:14pm

Thanks for the photos jimm

Chips Lovell · 31-03-2009 11:18pm

Wow, great times by everyone. Hopefully I'll get to the next one. Bohernabreena is always a good bet for these things. Pics worked really well too.

Drool? I'm surprised nobody was pukin'.

I see you all went weight weenie and ditched the helmets.

zzzzzzzz · 31-03-2009 11:21pm

el tonto wrote: »

Wow, great times by everyone. Hopefully I'll get to the next one. Bohernabreena is always a good bet for these things. Pics worked really well too.

Drool? I'm surprised nobody was pukin'.

I see you all went weight weenie and ditched the helmets.

Yeah - was thinking bohernabreena alright. The club league one goes up there, doesn't it? Must find out where it starts/finishes...

ryan_sherlock · 31-03-2009 11:22pm

I see you all went weight weenie and ditched the helmets.

I didn't - kept my 210gram helmet right were it should be. (That descent down is a bit sketchy!)

sy · 31-03-2009 11:23pm

Well done guys. Some impressive times. Don't know the climb, can you post some details, average and max gradients. I think blorg's readout said 3.4km? Love to have a go sometime. Great photos

Chips Lovell · 31-03-2009 11:26pm

aidan.offbeat wrote: »

Yeah - was thinking bohernabreena alright. The club league one goes up there, doesn't it? Must find out where it starts/finishes...

Yes, you spotted the ulterior motive. Not sure of the exact start point, but rogerb will know as he did it last year. The course takes a left near the top, so it's a bit longer than you might think.

Speaking of which, how did the rogerb vs Raam battle turn out?

Oh, and best facial expression goes to Lumen

blorg · 31-03-2009 11:42pm

sy wrote: »

Well done guys. Some impressive times. Don't know the climb, can you post some details, average and max gradients. I think blorg's readout said 3.4km? Love to have a go sometime. Great photos

I made it 3.3km to the posts, it is a bit further on up on to the fence surrounding the masts, maybe just shy of 100m distance with around 10-15m higher elevation. I measured an average grade of 6.5% (by distance) but this belies that there is a completely flat bit for the first half km and a near-flat bit in the middle. Average for the actual climbing bits is far higher.

Some impressive levels of pain in those faces jimm, thanks for the photos!

Planet X · 01-04-2009 12:20am

Well done Jimm, appreciated.

Hermy · 01-04-2009 12:24am

Great thread - well done all.:)
Just curious, what gears were ye pushing on the hill?

copacetic · 01-04-2009 12:38am

well done all, I feel much fitter just from reading the thread!

rogerb · 01-04-2009 12:47am

Thanks to barrabus and ryan for suggesting and organising this thing, and to jimm for the photos. Great atmosphere this evening.

el tonto wrote: »

how did the rogerb vs Raam battle turn out?

I got a kicking. But I'm working on it ...

el tonto wrote: »

Bohernabreena is always a good bet for these things.

I agree: Bohernabreena for round 2.

NeilMcEoigheann · 01-04-2009 12:47am

blorg wrote: »

He is a young lad, 220-age remember I am amazed he managed such a low HR (around 152?) for most of the rest, is that accurate Neil? ~152 solid up the final bit of that climb?

yeah its accurate garmin forerunner 305, I rest at 55bpm and my maximum while running is normally 180bpm so i was surprised by the 217 but its reasonably normal in comparison to my running friends,

Planet X · 01-04-2009 12:59am

Next Kip. TT from........as someone mentioned, down the road somewhere..........Glencree?, Sally Gap X roads?, top of Luggala?..........etc etc.

ROK ON · 01-04-2009 7:35am

Well done all. Looks like a great night out.
Must work on my times, I did this in around 20mins a few weeks back.

Photots look great.

kenmc · 01-04-2009 8:40am

Raam wrote: »

10:12 for myself. Pleased with that. Sorry about the drool, there was no time to clean myself up on that last corner.

Yeah that was extremely uneurolike. For shame.

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